Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      1. Why This Book?      2. Justice in the Early Middle Ages      3. Canon (Ecclesiastical) Law and Its Variants      4. Feudalism and Justice in Medieval France      5. Anglo-Norman Justice in England Before the Common Law      6. Henry II and the Rise of the English Common Law      7. Medieval Inquisitors      8. A Sampler of Medieval Cases      9. Medieval Crime      10. Justice in Medieval Germany      11. Where Medieval Law and Politics Meet      12. Modern Legacies of Medieval Justice      Selected Chronology      Appendix I. A Brief Overview of the Inquisition      Appendix II. What Was One Penny Worth in the Middle Ages?      Appendix III. Medieval and Later Laws Concerning Swans      Appendix IV. Joan of Arc: The Twenty-Seven Articles      Appendix V. The High Court of Chivalry      Appendix VI. Justices of the Peace in the United Kingdom Today      Appendix VII. Listing of Selected Cases and Laws Cited in the Text      Notes      Bibliography      Index

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